Honky Tonk Happy Hour

About Honky Tonk Happy Hour

Welcome to the Honky Tonk Happy Hour hosted by the University of New Mexico Honky Tonk Ensemble. As a new group of students and community members every semester, we arrange and perform country music from the 1950s and beyond. Here in this podcast, we will talk about our performances, the songs we are selecting, and include some bonus content on the context of each song. Join us on our honky tonkin' adventure!

Publisher

UNM Honky Tonk Ensemble

Category

arts

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

21 Aug 2020

Latest episode

11 Dec 2021

Latest episodes

9 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   11 Dec 2021

   Honky Tonk Happy Hour| Season 3, Episode 1

   Class co-facilitators: Dr. Kristina Jacobsen and Alex McMahon UNM Honky Tonk Fall 2021 class: Sue Cahn von Seelen, Jackie Jones, Eva Stricker, Grace Weaver Recorded by KUNM Interviewed, Engineered, and Recorded by KUNM Music Director Matthew Finch for the 12/11/21 episode of "Ear to the Ground." "Your Cheating Heart" by Patsy Cline Vocals & Guitar - Alex McMahon Guitar - Jackie Jones Guitar - Sasha Arteaga Fiddle - Eva Stricker Fiddle - Sue Cahn von Seelen Backup vocal & Piano - Grace Weaver "Hello Darlin'" by Conway Twitty Vocals - Eva Stricker Guitar - Alex McMahon Guitar - Sasha Arteaga Fiddle - Sue Cahn von Seelen Back up vocal & Piano - Grace Weaver "Two Glasses Joe" by Ernest Tubb Guitar and Vocals - Alex McMahon Guitar and Vocals - Sasha Atreaga Guitar and Vocals - Jackie Jones Fiddle and Vocals - Eva Stricker FIddle and Vocals - Sue Cahn von Seelen Piano and Vocals - Grace Weaver "She's all I got" by Johnny Paycheck Vocals - Sue Cahn von Seelen Guitar and Backup vocals - Alex McMahon Guitar and Backup vocals - Sasha Arteaga Guitar and Backup vocals - Jackie Jones Fiddle and Backup vocals - Eva Stricker Piano and Backup vocals - Grace Weaver "Second Fiddle (To an Old Guitar)" by Jean Shepherd Guitar and Vocals - Sasha Arteaga Guitar - Alex McMahon Guitar - Jackie Jones Fiddle - Eva Stricker Fiddle - Sue Cahn von Seelen Piano - Grace Weaver "Dead of Night" by Orville Peck Vocals and Guitar - Jackie Jones Guitar and Backup vocals - Alex McMahon Guitar and Backup vocals - Sasha Arteaga Fiddle and Backup vocals - Eva Stricker Fiddle and Backup vocals - Sue Cahn von Seelen Piano and Backup vocals - Grace Weaver "The Way it Goes" By Gillian Welch Vocals and Guitar - Alex McMahon Vocals and Guitar - Jackie Jones Guitar - Sasha Arteaga Fiddle - Eva Stricker Fiddle - Sue Cahn von Seelen Piano - Grace Weaver

2. 

   10 May 2021

   Honky Tonk Happy Hour| Season 2, Episode 2

   Class co-facilitators: Dr. Kristina Jacobsen and Alex McMahon UNM Honky Tonk Spring 2021 class: Sasha Arteaga, Christine V. Chaves, Frank, Kevin, McClees, and Eva Stricker Creative Consultant: Aubrie Powell Podcast production: Sasha Arteaga Special thanks to Winter Laite and Phyllis for their contributions “Streets of Bakersfield” Written by Homer Joy McClees - Vocals, ukulele Kevin - Electric guitar Christine V. Chaves - Vocals Sasha Arteaga - Background vocals Frank - Background vocals Eva Stricker - Background vocals Alex - Many things “Gone, Gone, Gone” Written by Nikki Lane Phyllis - Lead vocals Christine V. Chaves - Vocals Kevin - Electric and acoustic guitars, piano, drums, production Frank - Acoustic guitar Eva Stricker - Fiddle Alex McMahon - Lap Steel, Bass 6 “Dark Turn of Mind” Written by Gillian Welch Frank - lead vocal, acoustic guitar Eva Stricker - Fiddle Christine V. Chaves - Vocals Sasha Arteaga - Background Vocals Alex McMahon - Pedal Steel, Bass, Drums, Production “I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry” Written by Hank Williams, Sr. Christine V. Chaves - Vocals Winter Laite - Acoustic Guitar, electric bass, drums “Pueblo Bonito” Eva Stricker - Songwriter, vocals, autoharp Alex McMahon: Banjo, Slide Guitar, Nylon Guitar, Drums, Bass, Production Frank - Guitar Sasha Arteaga - Vocals Christine V. Chaves - Vocals Kevin - Electric Guitar McClees - Vocals

3. 

   11 Mar 2021

   Honky Tonk Happy Hour| Season 2, Episode 1

   Join us for the first podcast of Spring 2021, hosted by the University of New Mexico Honky Tonk Ensemble. A new group of students and community members every semester who arrange and perform country music from the 1950s and beyond. In this podcast, Eva will talk about recording remotely this semester and share our work so far. Here are the tunes: “Settin’ the Woods on Fire” Frank - lead vocal Eva Stricker - lead vocal and fiddle Kevin - Acoustic guitars Sasha Arteaga - Harmonica Christine Chaves - background vocals Alex- Lap Steel Guitar, Bass, Drums and Production “You’re Looking at Country” Sasha Arteaga - Lead vocals Kevin - Guitar intro, backing vocal Eva Stricker - fiddle Frank - electric guitar Christine Chaves - background vocals Alex - Acoustic Guitars, Bass, Keyboards, Pedal Steel Guitar, Production “Walk Through This World with Me” Alex - Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Drum Machine, Production Kevin - Acoustic guitar McClees - background vocals Christine Chaves - background vocals Kristina Jacobsen- background vocals Sasha Arteaga - soprano recorder Eva Stricker - fiddle, autoharp Frank - acoustic guitar

4. 

   4 Dec 2020

   Honky Tonk Happy Hour | Episode 5 Final Concert

   A chronological look back at all of the tunes the ensemble has played this semester. What a trip!

5. 

   20 Nov 2020

   Honky Tonk Happy Hour | Episode 4

   Join us for the fourth podcast of Honky Tonk Happy Hour, hosted by the University of New Mexico Honky Tonk Ensemble. A new group of students and community members every semester who arrange and perform country music from the 1950s and beyond. In this episode, we are featuring local New Mexican artist Michael Moxey and the Easy Sinners, who will present three songs off their 2019 album Heartbreakers Rodeo The ensemble is also featuring two new and original tunes: "Teardrops on my Shoulder" by Frank and a collaboration between the ensemble and the UNM fall 2020 songwriting course "The Other View" by Amber Carrillo and Jackie Jones.

6. 

   6 Nov 2020

   Honky Tonk Happy Hour | Episode 3

   Join us for the third podcast of Honky Tonk Happy Hour, hosted by the University of New Mexico Honky Tonk Ensemble. A new group of students and community members every semester who arrange and perform country music from the 1950s and beyond. In this episode, we are featuring songer-songwriter Meredith Wilder who presents two of her songs, a Patsy Cline cover and an original. The ensemble is also featuring two tunes a salty tune by Margo Price and a lament about divorce in Tammy Wynette's "I Don't Want to Play House.".

7. 

   9 Oct 2020

   Honky Tonk Happy Hour | Episode 2

   Join us for the second podcast of Honky Tonk Happy Hour, hosted by the University of New Mexico Honky Tonk Ensemble. A new group of students and community members every semester who arrange and perform country music from the 1950s and beyond.

8. 

   11 Sept 2020

   Honky Tonk Happy Hour | Episode 1

   Join us for the first podcast of Honky Tonk Happy Hour, hosted by the University of New Mexico Honky Tonk Ensemble. A new group of students and community members every semester who arrange and perform country music from the 1950s and beyond. In this podcast, Frank will talk about the first song we recorded remotely this semester "Roll in My Sweet Baby's Arms," and our co-facilitator Alex McMahon will discuss his process and influence when it comes to recording.

9. 

   21 Aug 2020

   Honky Tonk Happy Hour | Fall 2020

   Welcome to the Honky Tonk Happy Hour hosted by the University of New Mexico Honky Tonk Ensemble where we, as a new group every semester, arrange and perform country music from the 1950s and beyond focusing on the amplified and stylistically distinct genre of Honky Tonk. This fall we are trying out some new things...